CARY, N.C. -
Maryland benefited from goals from Abe Thompson and Jason Garey and the defense shut out its fourth straight opponent as the Terrapins defeated Clemson, 2-0, Wednesday night in the ACC Quarterfinals. The Terps, winners of seven straight, will face the winner of NC State and North Carolina in the ACC Semifinals on Friday night at 8 p.m.

"I thought we played very well today - and we had to," head coach Sasho Cirovski said. "We expected a great effort from Clemson, and that's what we got. Noah made some great saves and we made some plays to put pressure on them. I think it was an entertaining game, an attractive game with two teams committed to attacking."

Abe Thompson put Maryland on top early in the game on a penalty kick in the 16th minute. Clemson's Stuart Holden went through Stephen King for a ball and was whistled for the foul at the top of the box. Thompson's score gave him 110 points in his career, passing Eberhard Klein (109 points, 1962-64) as the all-time leader at Maryland.

On the ensuing kickoff, Holden made a nice run at the Maryland goal, but his shot was saved by Noah Palmer. Palmer recorded five saves in the first half to help preserve Maryland's 1-0 lead into the second half.

Garey stretched the lead to 2-0 after playing a through ball from King. Garey beat his defender in a one-on-one situation and fired the shot past Clemson keeper Phil Marfuggi for the score.

"Coming into the second half we talked about getting a score early because we knew that they were going to pressure us," Cirovski said. "Getting that goal in the first five minutes in the second half was a back-breaker."

Garey's goal was his 17th of the season, the most since Shane Dougherty scored 17 in 1994. His 43 points are the most since Rocco Morelli in 1968.